Sister Simone Campbell, a longtime advocate for economic justice and health care policy, and late labor leader Richard Trumka received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, in a White House ceremony.
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U.S. Bishops Call For Change After ‘Repeated Acts of Violence’
In the wake of another mass shooting in the United States, multiple United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) committee chairmen are appealing to people from different walks of life to advocate against an increasing nationwide gun violence trend.
U.S. Replacement for Catholic News Service Announced by Our Sunday Visitor
Our Sunday Visitor will launch a new Catholic news service, “OSV News,” at the start of 2023 to replace the domestic Catholic News Service operation that will shut down at the end of the year, OSV publisher Scott Richert announced on July 6.
San Antonio Archbishop Says Exploitation of Poor, Migrants Is ‘Carnage’
San Antonio Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller in a recent homily railed on smugglers as well as the injustices toward immigrants, referring to the June 27 deaths of 53 people in a sweltering cargo section of an abandoned semitruck near San Antonio as they were being smuggled into the country.
Teen Trauma, Impaired Brain Development Seen as Factors In Gun Violence
Gun violence in Philadelphia highlights the deep-seated trauma and developmental issues experienced by many of the city’s youth, said an Archdiocese of Philadelphia mental health professional.
DHS Chief to Migrants: Don’t Give Your Money or Lives to Smugglers
Days after 53 people died while being smuggled in scorching heat in the part of a tractor trailer reserved for cargo, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said those thinking of hiring smugglers to enter the country in a similar manner risk their lives.
Chicago Cardinal Calls For ‘Serious’ Gun-Safety Measures After Parade Shooting
After a gunman killed at least six people and injured dozens more during a July Fourth parade in Highland Park, Illinois, Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago reiterated the need for elected officials to address gun violence in the U.S.
Six Killed, Dozens Injured at Chicago-Area Parade Shooting
At least six people were killed and at least 24 injured in a mass shooting at a 4th of July parade in the wealthy Chicago suburb on Monday morning, police said.
March For Life Will Continue Until ‘Abortion is Unthinkable,’ Says Official
At a June 30 news conference in Madrid, after the close of a NATO meeting, Biden called the court’s reversal of Roe “absolutely outrageous” and said the court has “taken away” people’s privacy rights. “We (the U.S.) have been a leader on privacy rights,” he said.
Naumann Cites ‘Strong Media Bias’ as Major Pro-Life Obstacle
Violence against pro-life individuals and groups will stop, the U.S. Bishops’ former pro-life chairman told Currents News on on June 27, when media treat it the same way they have treated the Jan. 6, 2021 storming of the U.S. Capitol.